Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-10

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VARIED PANORAMA or CITY ufs-rBs FkD-
GRAFTON or LABOR AND TUX KNIGHTS or LABOR
TIE COMING MEETING IN BALTIMORE
Special Correspondence Of TEE EVENING srAl.
NEW YORK, Decsmeer q.
IL you set out 20 see New York on favorable
night you win behold enough 10 MI several chap
tiers OF history. There Is never a night when
the avenues OF excitement are closed but there are
times when the ordinarily busy places are CON-
paratiSely dull IT was on one OF the favorable
ana brisk nights when a rounder accompanied by
literary man, set out 90 see the familiar but Al
ways interesting spectacles OF the metropolis
Their experiences began at s O'Clock. They met q
wei dressed, cornwall gentleman, VIM invited
them TO well-known saloon 70 drink 70 many
happy returns Of his birthday. II Is piace much
frequented by pugilists, but reasonably orderly.
on one side OF the room hangs picture OF brutal
Bill sykes, the most forbidding OF all Dickens
eharacters> AT a table directly under this sat
eeption OF Bill sykes. He had a oeefy nenE ana
him and playtaiiy strosed his Big head. sykes
ihreS n@ 70 l nave 'se
Sykes took IL, and then the rouuder and literary
man urged the gentleman 70 come with them, he
seemed 70 have suddenly made crazy, spfang up,
seized him by the collar and
Threw HIN 10 THE FLOOR
with terrible force. Instantly he sprang up threw
on his coat and prepared for q night sytes with
the remark: 'I'm bound TO lick you before you
leave this placer peeled his coat. The gentleman
was slender, and Sykes would probably have killed
him If he had once begun the assault on him.
brave man led sykes away. The FOUNDER and his
companion walked away and turned down 6tn
avenue. several young Washers were standing In
front OF the entrance 70 one OF the blocks on the
avenue and ogling women as they went by A,
comedy, well-dressed young woman, accompanied
by plainly clad man In working clothes walked
along. one OF the Washers accosted her Her COM
panion resented t and stepped UP TO the masher
with an angry imprecation. The masher. having
friends with him was brave and struck the plainly.
attired man He hit back and az once there WAS
the nve.iest Kind OF night The woman who had
been the innocent cause OF the disturbance began
rested the plainly -dressed man, whereupon the
woman set up the cry. THAT'S my husband He
didn't start the night" Her piercing screams
obdurate. When the rounder, who had observed
the whole AFFAIR, explained the case TO the police
man, he hesitated a moment and then arrested the
masher as wen as the husband. and, followed by
the wailing wife, led the way TO the nearest police
station.
AN Kx-sESAroRs JOKE
The rounder and his companion made their way
to well-known restaurant on Broadway fire.
quented by theatrical people and men OF all call.
ings bent upon the enjoyment OF life. One OF the
latter was an ex-senator who is noted as a prac-
focal joker. Beside him at table sat q theatrical
overcoat. The senator had the agents coat re
moved while he was not looking and then excused
himself moment Az the door OF a neighboring
theater he met a weazened little fellow who works
as watchman In the house He wore q cheap
overcoat that would have been too small for the
average twelve-year-old boy.
"What will you take for the use OF that coat for
one hour" asked the senator.
The little fellow looked astonished, but con-
was worth no more than double that sum. ms The
Senator slyly hung the little coat In the place
where the big agents coat had been When they
had finished luncheon each put on his coat The
agent reached for his in an absent-minded man.
ner. When the waiter, who had been let into the
secret, attempted to help him on with the thread
bare garment and he discovered the sell, he lost
his temper for moment. Then the owner OF the
coat walked In and solelmnly bore IL away. Every
TO do the same and turn on the Joke with bottle
OF wine. After plaguing him an hour the senator
returned his coat ana the rounder and his COM
panion left. BY this time II was after mIdnlght
SAD SCENE.
The rounder ordered q cabman to drive him and
his companions to the latter's lodgtngs The cab
man was a sturdy Irishman. When his passengers
had dlsembarked the literary man recognized him
as an old acquaintance.
.'Do you KNOW asked the literary man, shat
the time, and the cabman was about 60 take q
drink at his passengers expense. He set down his
drink untasted, turned white, and said: ~Great
The brothers had been enemies and had not
spoken for years The cabman hesitaced a mo-
ment, and then dashed out OF the saloon. He did
not stop until he reached the house where his
brother lay dead Watchers were beside the coffin
in the dimiy Lighted chamber OF death The cab
man, paying no heed to them, pushed bis way TO
the coffin where lay his brother. Death had swept
away the animosittes OF years. He bent over the
dead man, stroked his Icy forehead. and then with
a cry OF anguish, bent over and kissed the face OF
the corpse. IL was CHASTITY scene. The watchers,
not knowing who ne was. strove to remove him.
but he pushed them aside. The widow and her
children, attracted by the noise came In and eyed
him cody.
The rounder and his companion, who stood with
uncovered heads In the room, went out Ten min
utes later the cabman his honest stained with
tears, emerged, mounted his vehicle and rode awa
into the night.
"This is a great town. said the literary man.
"Yes; let's have another bottle" exclaimed the
rounder
They had 1t, and as the clock in neighborfnp
steeple was Ginning 3 they separated 70 retire.
They had seen little, II any, more In variety than
the average man about town beholds OF a night
AMOS ]. CUMMINGS.
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR
The rapid and gigantic growth OF the new power
in the labor world which has come to the front
this year under the title OF the american Fedora
ton of Labor" will be made known at its national
convention, which is to be opened In Baltimore on
the 18th day OF December, and which Will be the
most important for trades unionism ever held In
the United States. There Will be delegates from
organized trades and unions, national state, and